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| July 01, 2007 | Sunday | Jamadi-us-Sani 15, 1428 |
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President’s act improper: CEC: Speeches at public meetings
ISLAMABAD, June 30: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Qazi Mohammad Farooq said on Saturday that it was inappropriate for the president to address public meetings that were political in nature.... 
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Situation worsens in Balochistan; 60 die
QUETTA, June 30: The situation in the flood-hit areas of Balochistan worsened as 60 more people died across the province on Saturday. Flash floods washed away a dyke near Jhal Magsi, leaving thousands of people stranded....
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Several areas still without aid: ISPR
RAWALPINDI, June 30: Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad conceded on Saturday that aid had not reached all flood-affected areas....
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Glacier brings misery to Chitral
PESHAWAR, June 30: Hundreds of villagers were stranded in the Sonoghur village on Saturday, a day after a large chunk of glacier broke loose in a remote area of Chitral district because of heavy rains....
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Rains continue to lash Sindh
HYDERABAD/KARACHI, June 30: Moderate to heavy rains continued to lash different parts of Sindh on Saturday. However, no reports of rain-related fatalities were received from anywhere....
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Special home secretary for Fata appointed
ISLAMABAD, June 30: The government has appointed a seasoned bureaucrat with plenty of experience in running the tribal areas, as the first-ever special home secretary for Fata to implement the National Security Council’s plan to curb ‘creeping Talibanisation’ in the NWFP....
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Blazing jeep rams into Glasgow airport
GLASGOW, June 30: Two men rammed a Jeep Cherokee spouting a trail of flames into the main terminal of Glasgow airport on Saturday, crashing into the glass doors at the entrance, witnesses said....
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Delhi to acquire 6 submarines, 33 ships
KOLKATA, June 30: India’s navy will acquire six new submarines and 33 ships, a top admiral said on Saturday, a day after India decided to invite bids for combat jets to upgrade its air force’s capability....
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Activation of body on prisoners proposed
ISLAMABAD, June 30: Islamabad has proposed a comprehensive mechanism for activating the Pakistan-India committee on prisoners that was constituted in March this year....
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India frees 43 Pakistani prisoners
LAHORE, June 30: Indian officials handed over 43 Pakistani prisoners, including two women, to authorities in Pakistan on Saturday after their release from jails where they had been held for two to 15 years, an official said....
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Present assembly may adopt bill on autonomy: minister
ISLAMABAD, June 30: Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Salim Saifullah Khan has said the government’s priority will be to pass the provincial autonomy bill from the present National Assembly....
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Govt warned of growing threat from Taliban: NYT
WASHINGTON, June 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has been warned that without “swift and decisive action” the Islamic movement launched by the Taliban will soon spread across all of Pakistan, according to The New York Times....
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Villagers clash with police in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 30: Hundreds of villagers clashed with police in occupied Kashmir on Saturday as protests against the killing of four people by government forces continued for a third day, officials said....
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India yet to compensate Samjhota victims
LAHORE, June 30: New Delhi has neither paid full compensation to the victims of the Feb 18 Samjhota Express blasts nor has it informed Islamabad about the outcome of the investigations, says Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad....
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Blasts rock Kalat, Khuzdar
QUETTA, June 30: Three explosions rocked Kalat and Khuzdar towns on Saturday night. According to police, a blast near the Election Commission’s office in Khuzdar smashed windowpanes of nearby houses....
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Two injured in Peshawar explosion
PESHAWAR, June 30: Two people sustained minor injuries in a bus explosion at a bus terminal in Peshawar on Saturday. The bomb was planted inside an empty bus (LTC-1835) parked at...
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PM seeks report on KESC performance
KARACHI, June 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday took serious notice of frequent power breakdowns in Karachi and sought a report on the performance of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) within a week....
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Minister injured
QUETTA, June 30: Provincial Minister for Industry Mir Ghafoor Lahri received injuries in a road accident on Saturday near Bolan district’s Aab-i-Gum area. His bodyguard died on the spot and two others, including his driver and another guard, were hurt....
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Pemra stops FM station from broadcasting BBC content
KARACHI, June 30: A local FM radio has stopped hourly news bulletins syndicated by the BBC Pakistan after the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) ordered its management to immediately stop the broadcast of “all sorts of BBC content/programmes”....
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‘International aid may be needed’
ISLAMABAD, June 30: Aid agencies believe international assistance may be required for relief operations in flood- and cyclone-affected areas of Balochistan, with more heavy rains expected over the next few days....
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